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A '''Pound Mass''' (not to be confused with a [[pound force]]) is a unit of mass used by [[aerospace]] engineers.  It is related to [[slug]]s, but the exact conversion factor is not known.  Usually, a 1 pound object will have a mass of approximately 1 pound mass somewhere near sea level on the Earth's surface (for example, in [[Bacliff, Texas]]).
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A '''Pound Mass''' (not to be confused with a [[pound force]]) is a unit of mass used by [[aerospace]] engineers.  It is related to the [[kilogram]] and the [[slug]], but the exact conversion factors are not known.  Usually, a 1 pound object will have a mass of approximately 1 pound mass somewhere near sea level on the Earth's surface (for example, inside the [[Bayview Duck Pub]] in [[Bacliff, Texas]]).
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Poundal]]
 
* [[Pound force]]
 
* [[Pound force]]
 
* [[Powerpoint Engineering Measurement System]]
 
* [[Powerpoint Engineering Measurement System]]
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== External links ==
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* [http://engineerography.com/2009/03/what-the-hecks-the-difference-between-pound-force-and-pound-mass/ What the heck's the difference between pound force and pound mass]

Latest revision as of 09:24, 17 October 2012

A Pound Mass (not to be confused with a pound force) is a unit of mass used by aerospace engineers. It is related to the kilogram and the slug, but the exact conversion factors are not known. Usually, a 1 pound object will have a mass of approximately 1 pound mass somewhere near sea level on the Earth's surface (for example, inside the Bayview Duck Pub in Bacliff, Texas).

See also

External links